Review: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 'Bad Attitude' Never Flags

April 6, 2004

Dave McKenna of The Washington Post reviewed YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's concert at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia last Friday (April 2).

"As shown on the metal-by-numbers tune 'Dreaming (Tell Me)', Malmsteen might possess the fastest fingers in metal history. His licks, particularly when played in a relatively small venue through a wall of 10 Marshall amps, can weary a listener after a while, but Malmsteen's attitude never flags. It's a very bad attitude.

"Dressed in a loose-fitting, low-hanging black satin shirt that looked like something from the Steven Seagal Collection, Malmsteen showed hilariously little feeling for members of his band. His first words into the microphone came halfway through his two-hour set, when he upbraided drummer Patrik Johansson for 'missing a [expletive] cue!' "

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